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Alamo robber, jeweler shoot each other

Dec. 4, 2009
The owner of an Alamo jewelry store and a would-be robber shot each other Thursday night, authorities said today. The incident happened about 7:15 p.m. at the Alamo Jewelry Mart at 3189 Danville Blvd. in the Alamo Plaza Shopping Center, said Jimmy Lee,...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch